Michele Polese

8.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
84 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Michele Polese is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michele Polese has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 41 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 8 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michele Polese's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (44 papers), Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling (32 papers) and Software-Defined Networks and 5G (17 papers). Michele Polese is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (44 papers), Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling (32 papers) and Software-Defined Networks and 5G (17 papers). Michele Polese collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Spain. Michele Polese's co-authors include Michele Zorzi, Marco Mezzavilla, Marco Giordani, Sundeep Rangan, Tommaso Melodia, Leonardo Bonati, Salvatore D’Oro, Stefano Basagni, Andréa Zanella and Francesca Meneghello and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE Access and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michele Polese

77 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Toward 6G Networks: Use Cases and Technologies

2020 1.3k citations Marco Giordani, Michele Polese et al. IEEE Communications Magazine profile →
IoT: Internet of Threats? A Survey of Practical Security Vulnerabilities in Real IoT Devices

2019 525 citations Michele Polese, Andréa Zanella et al. IEEE Internet of Things Journal profile →
Understanding O-RAN: Architecture, Interfaces, Algorithms, Security, and Research Challenges

2023 465 citations Michele Polese, Leonardo Bonati et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
ColO-RAN: Developing Machine Learning-Based xApps for Open RAN Closed-Loop Control on Programmable Experimental Platforms

2022 129 citations Michele Polese, Leonardo Bonati et al. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michele Polese United States	27	3.5k	2.3k	730	624	497	84	4.9k
Rakesh Kumar Jha India	24	3.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	513 0.7×	324 0.5×	264 0.5×	134	4.3k
Haipeng Dai China	39	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	649 0.9×	324 0.5×	612 1.2×	249	4.3k
Abhishek Roy South Korea	26	3.1k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	609 0.8×	257 0.4×	234 0.5×	108	4.2k
Shree Krishna Sharma Luxembourg	31	3.7k 1.0×	2.5k 1.1×	2.0k 2.7×	229 0.4×	375 0.8×	111	5.2k
Xavier Costa‐Pérez Spain	40	3.2k 0.9×	4.6k 2.0×	330 0.5×	216 0.3×	476 1.0×	198	5.7k
Lingjia Liu United States	40	3.9k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	1.0k 1.4×	148 0.2×	1.0k 2.1×	254	5.2k
Navrati Saxena South Korea	21	2.9k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	586 0.8×	238 0.4×	197 0.4×	102	3.7k
Chenyang Yang China	40	6.1k 1.7×	5.0k 2.2×	679 0.9×	160 0.3×	414 0.8×	314	7.7k
Kai Zeng United States	37	2.5k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	551 0.8×	693 1.1×	1.1k 2.2×	177	5.1k
I Chih‐Lin China	43	10.2k 2.9×	3.8k 1.7×	2.1k 2.9×	424 0.7×	384 0.8×	178	11.4k

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Baena, Eduardo, et al.. (2025). Space-O-RAN: Enabling Intelligent, Open, and Interoperable Non-Terrestrial Networks in 6G. IEEE Communications Magazine. 64(2). 112–118.

Kaltenberger, Florian, Leonardo Bonati, Chris Dick, et al.. (2025). X5G: An Open, Programmable, Multi-Vendor, End-to-End, Private 5G O-RAN Testbed With NVIDIA ARC and OpenAirInterface. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 24(11). 11305–11322.

D’Oro, Salvatore, et al.. (2025). PACIFISTA: Conflict Evaluation and Management in Open RAN. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 24(10). 10590–10605. 4 indexed citations

Johari, Pedram, et al.. (2024). ColosSUMO: Evaluating Cooperative Driving Applications with Colosseum. Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Trento). 97–100. 2 indexed citations

Polese, Michele, et al.. (2024). Colosseum: The Open RAN Digital Twin. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 5. 5452–5466. 18 indexed citations

Oughton, Edward J., et al.. (2024). Reviewing wireless broadband technologies in the peak smartphone era: 6G versus Wi-Fi 7 and 8. Telecommunications Policy. 48(6). 102766–102766. 10 indexed citations

Bonati, Leonardo, et al.. (2024). Twinning Commercial Network Traces on Experimental Open RAN Platforms. arXiv (Cornell University). 1914–1921. 1 indexed citations

D’Oro, Salvatore, Michele Polese, Leonardo Bonati, et al.. (2024). PandORA: Automated Design and Comprehensive Evaluation of Deep Reinforcement Learning Agents for Open RAN. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 24(4). 3223–3240. 6 indexed citations

D’Oro, Salvatore, et al.. (2024). Implementing and Evaluating Security in O-RAN: Interfaces, Intelligence, and Platforms. IEEE Network. 39(1). 227–234. 16 indexed citations

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D’Oro, Salvatore, Leonardo Bonati, Michele Polese, & Tommaso Melodia. (2023). OrchestRAN: Orchestrating Network Intelligence in the Open RAN. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 23(7). 7952–7968. 14 indexed citations

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Bonati, Leonardo, Michele Polese, Salvatore D’Oro, Stefano Basagni, & Tommaso Melodia. (2023). NeutRAN: An Open RAN Neutral Host Architecture for Zero-Touch RAN and Spectrum Sharing. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 23(5). 5786–5798. 18 indexed citations

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Polese, Michele, Mischa Döhler, Falko Dressler, et al.. (2023). Empowering the 6G Cellular Architecture With Open RAN. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 42(2). 245–262. 51 indexed citations

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Polese, Michele, Leonardo Bonati, Salvatore D’Oro, Stefano Basagni, & Tommaso Melodia. (2023). Understanding O-RAN: Architecture, Interfaces, Algorithms, Security, and Research Challenges. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 25(2). 1376–1411. 465 indexed citations breakdown →

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Polese, Michele, et al.. (2023). Programmable and Customized Intelligence for Traffic Steering in 5G Networks Using Open RAN Architectures. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 23(4). 2882–2897. 65 indexed citations

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Zugno, Tommaso, et al.. (2021). Resource Management for 5G NR Integrated Access and Backhaul: a Semi-centralized Approach. Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 42 indexed citations

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Polese, Michele, et al.. (2021). Accuracy Versus Complexity for mmWave Ray-Tracing: A Full Stack Perspective. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 20(12). 7826–7841. 37 indexed citations

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Bonati, Leonardo, Michele Polese, Salvatore D’Oro, Stefano Basagni, & Tommaso Melodia. (2020). Open, Programmable, and Virtualized 5G Networks: State-of-the-Art and the Road Ahead. Computer Networks. 182. 107516–107516. 172 indexed citations

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Polese, Michele, et al.. (2019). A Survey on Recent Advances in Transport Layer Protocols. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 21(4). 3584–3608. 112 indexed citations

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Polese, Michele, Marco Giordani, Marco Mezzavilla, Sundeep Rangan, & Michele Zorzi. (2017). Improved Handover Through Dual Connectivity in 5G mmWave Mobile Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 35(9). 2069–2084. 227 indexed citations

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Chiariotti, Federico, et al.. (2017). Using Smart City Data in 5G Self-Organizing Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 5(2). 645–654. 42 indexed citations

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